Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.6° C
3.6° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 2PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1
E
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.2
N
7
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
24
22
24
45
51
33
22
11
4
5
5
14
27
35
20
3
1
1
2
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
20
SSE
20
S
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:06AM5.30m
6:43PM5.28m
6:52AM5.64m
7:29PM5.43m
7:35AM5.86m
8:11PM5.46m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.26m
1:01AM0.71m
1:28PM-0.08m
1:42AM0.58m
2:09PM-0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
19
24
25
27
26
24
22
23
25
27
29
32
30
26
23
21
25
26
23
22
20
Feels °C
14
14
16
20
20
22
21
19
20
21
23
23
25
29
25
22
20
19
24
25
21
22
21
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